EVALUATE TWO PROFESSIONAL ARGUMENTS

Paper instructions:
In this discussion, you will share your views of two articles by professional writers. Your focus in the discussion should be on the strategies that the writer uses to make his or her arguments.

Carefully review Waters’s essay, “Why You Can’t Cite Wikipedia in My Class,” in the “Prentice Hall Essential Guide for College Writers, The,” text, pages 321–325, and Mark A. Wilson’s, “Professors Should Embrace Wikipedia,” on pages 325–327.

These authors present differing views on the validity of using Wikipedia in an academic environment.

– Explain the issues they agree and disagree about, giving examples.
– How effective do you find the arguments of each writer?
– Which essay do you find more convincing? Why?
– Analyze course concepts, theories, or materials correctly, using examples or supporting evidence.